Effect of Distance on Utilization of Health Care Services in Rural Kogi State, Nigeria
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5180664 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Taiwo Timothy Awoyemi (University of Ibadan), Oluwakemi Adeola Obayelu (0000-0003-4150-7556, University of Ibadan), H I Opaluwa (Kogi State University), Opaluwa Haruna Ibrahim (0000-0002-9161-9639, Kogi State University) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 1-9 |
| Publication date | 2011-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Human Ecology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0970-9274 • E-ISSN: 2456-6608 |
| Publisher | Kamla Raj Enterprises (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09709274.2011.11906385 |
| OpenAlex | W2185207235 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 18 |
| References cited | 10 |
Adequate and equitable distribution of health care facilities in rural areas is critical to human capital development. The study determined factors influencing utilization of health facilities in rural Kogi state, Nigeria. The data for the study were collected from 160 rural households and 60 health care providers from randomly selected rural areas from the four agricultural zones in Kogi state. The indices of accessibility reveal that there is unequal access to modern health facilities in the study area. The multinomial logit was used to analyze the factors influencing the utilization of health facilities in the study area. The result reveals that household size, distance and total cost of seeking health care affect the utilization of government and private hospitals while total cost of seeking health care and the quality of access route affect the use of traditional care. The policy implication arising from this study suggests that distance to improved health facilities and the total cost of seeking health care need to be reduced to enhance accessibility to improved health services by various socio-economic groups in the area
Business · Economic growth · Economics · Environmental health · Health care · Health facility · Health services · Multinomial logistic regression · Population · Rural area · Rural health · Socioeconomics · Global Health Care Issues · Global Maternal and Child Health · Healthcare Systems and Reforms · Medicine · Psychology
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| Citations per year | 1,38 |
| Citation span | 2013 - 2026 (14) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 14 |